Correlation between Worker Demographics and Worker Access to Firm-provided Family-friendly Policies in Japan

Michiyo Hashiguchi (m-hashig@osipp.osaka-u.ac.jp)
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Michiyo Hashiguchi: Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University

Economics Bulletin, 2009, vol. 29, issue 4, 2770-2782

Abstract: This paper identifies the workers who have access to family-friendly policies, and the correlation between these policies and worker demographics, using data from the Survey of Company Fringe Benefits. The study revealed that while women and low-income earners are more likely to use family-care-related policies, men and high-income earners are more likely to use policy (8) (flexible and/or discretionary working hours). Unlike Western countries, where occupation and income are significantly correlated with the use of these polices, the findings of this study indicate that human-capital-related variables are not correlated with the family-friendly policies, except for policy (8).

Keywords: family-friendly; fringe benefits; gender; leave; policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-11-09
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